The number of healthcare
professionals infected with coronavirus in Italy has risen to
2,629, or 8.3% of total cases, as of March 17, according to a
report drafted by the Foundation Gimbe which is based on data of
the Superior Health Institute (ISS).
The results of the study were released on Wednesday by the
foundation's president, Nino Cartabellotta, on Twitter.
"The number of infected health operators is huge",
Cartabellotta told ANSA.
He added that "8.3% of total cases is more than double the
percentage of the Chinese cohort".
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